Triple-A — Portland 5, Colorado Springs 1 Oscar Robles (2B): 1-for-5 Edgar Gonzalez (RF): 0-for-2, 2 BB Chase Headley: 1-for-4, BB Brian Myrow: 3-for-4, 2B, BB Chip Ambres (CF): 0-for-3, BB Craig Stansberry: 0-for-4, BB Luis Rodriguez: 1-for-3, BB Will Venable: 1-for-1, 2B (didn’t start) Shawn Estes: 5.1 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 0 HR, [...]
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IGD: Padres vs Rockies (16 Apr 08)
Padres (8-6) vs Rockies (5-8) Justin Germano vs Mark Redman 7:05 p.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 189 MLB, B-R How is Redman only 34 years old? More importantly, how is he in the rotation of a team that played in the World Series six months ago?
Howlin’ Wolf and Friends Take the Fifth
Randy Wolf‘s final line looks fantastic, and he pitched a beautiful game, but it didn’t seem dominant while I was watching. The Rockies hitters probably have a different opinion. Because my job is to pick nits, I found myself wondering why Wolf needed to throw so many pitches. He walked four and fanned nine, which [...]
Padres Farm Report (16 Apr 08)
Triple-A — Portland 13, Salt Lake Colorado Springs 3 Matt Antonelli: 0-for-4, 2 BB Jody Gerut: 2-for-5, 2 2B, BB Chase Headley: 1-for-5, 2B, BB Brian Myrow: 1-for-3, 3 BB Nick Hundley: 3-for-6, HR Chip Ambres (CF): 1-for-4, 2B, 2 BB Craig Stansberry: 1-for-4, BB Luis Rodriguez: 1-for-4, BB Edgar Gonzalez: 0-for-1 (didn’t start) Shawn [...]
IGD: Padres vs Rockies (15 Apr 08)
Padres (7-6) @ Rockies (5-7) Randy Wolf vs Ubaldo Jimenez 7:05 p.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 189 MLB, B-R The Padres were outscored, 16-9, in Los Angeles over the weekend, but took two out of three against the Dodgers. Devotees of Pythagoras may call this “lucky,” but the real good fortune [...]
Series Preview: Rox Girl Talks Rockies
The Padres and Rockies hook up for the first time since that fateful Game 163 in Denver last October. I recently had a chance to chat with Rox Girl of the excellent Rockies blog Purple Row about her expectations for the 2008 season, the challenges of marketing a team that plays half its games west [...]
Padres Farm Report (15 Apr 08)
Before we get to the report, my preview of the Padres is up at Baseball Think Factory. Check it out when you have a moment… Triple-A — Salt Lake 5, Portland 3 Oscar Robles (3B): 1-for-4, BB Matt Antonelli: 1-for-4, BB Jody Gerut: 1-for-4 Brian Myrow: 1-for-3, BB Edgar Gonzalez (LF): 2-for-4 Will Venable (DH): [...]
Review: Rob Neyer’s Big Book of Baseball Legends
By Rob Neyer Fireside: 331 pp., $16 paperback What is baseball without its stories? The game has captured America’s heart over the years not only through the calling of balls and strikes but also through the telling of tales. As stories are passed along, sometimes the details get shifted. Other times, they were wrong from [...]
Padres Farm Report (14 Apr 08)
Triple-A — Salt Lake 13, Portland 6 Matt Antonelli: 1-for-5, HR, E Jody Gerut (RF): 2-for-5 Chase Headley: 2-for-5 Brian Myrow: 2-for-5 Will Venable: 1-for-4, BB, SB Chip Ambres (CF): 1-for-5 Craig Stansberry (3B): 2-for-4, 2B, 2 E Nick Hundley: 2-for-4 Luis Rodriguez: 4-for-4 Dirk Hayhurst: 3.1 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 0 HR, 0 [...]
IGD: Padres @ Dodgers (13 Apr 08)
Padres (6-6) @ Dodgers (5-6) Greg Maddux vs Chad Billingsley 1:10 p.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 185 MLB, B-R Gee, Ward, don’t you think you were a little hard on the Beaver last night?
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